{"id":42947,"date":"2021-06-10T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=42947"},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:14:39","slug":"former-olympic-figure-skater-a-slovenian-national-alleged-defraud-u-s-for-more-than-1-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=42947","title":{"rendered":"Former Olympic Figure Skater, a Slovenian national, Allegedly Defrauded U.S. for More Than $1.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Federal officials charged Luka Klasinc, a former Olympic ice skater, with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his use of falsified documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Klasinc, of Slovenia, attempted to gain access to over $1.5 million in funds disbursed through the U.S. Small Business Administration (\u201cSBA\u201d) Economic Injury Disaster Loans. <\/span><\/p>\n

Klasinc was arrested Monday in Manhattan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: \u00a0\u201cAs alleged, at a time when U.S. small businesses were struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Klasinc thought he could scam his way to easy money.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding, “as alleged, Klasinc used false documents to try and obtain over a million dollars in funds intended to help hard working Americans but, thanks to the diligence of the FBI, his plans have been put on ice.\u00a0 He will now be held accountable for his alleged brazen lies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n